The family at the College of Professional Studies poses for a family photo.
College of Professional Studies: Welcomes new addition to its division
The Pointer
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The College of Professional Studies is finishing up a year of change. Welcoming the Division of Business and Economics into the college, the CPS has grown into a larger and more diverse family in addition to many other accomplishments.
Predictably, Dean Joan DeGuire- North admitted she is “a lot busier” since adding the Division of Business and Economics; but it has been received with pleasure.
“The other CPS units welcomed the new kid,” said Dr. DeGuire-North, who described the change as “exciting.”
Adopting the Division of Business and Economics into the College took place in the summer of 2008 as 20 members of the division moved into the fourth floor of the CPS building.
“The business faculty are getting used to doing things the ‘CPS way’,” said DeGuire-North, who also explained that there were many reasons behind the move.
“One could sum it up by saying that the majors in the division might be considered more like the professional majors in CPS than those in the College of Letters and Sciences,” said DeGuire-North.
Accordingly, the division voted to move to the CPS in the fall of 2007 and the Faculty Senate approved that move in spring 2008. The moving trucks came that summer.
By welcoming the Division of Business and Economics into their home, the CPS is continuing to encourage their vision to “explore new and deepen existing mutually beneficial partnerships.”
But as this exciting addition has taken place, one must not forget the other children in the CPS. Home to most of the professional programs on campus, especially those that might be considered “helping professions,” such as education, communicative disorders or health promotion, the CPS has continued to improve in many other ways.
For example, the School of Communicative Disorders spent the year installing a new, state-of-the-art communication system between clinic rooms where children or adults receive therapy and the supervisors’ evaluation space.
“This is a major overhaul which has been planned for years,” said DeGuire-North.
And something else to hang on the refrigerator: the number of health science majors has continued to climb. Only in its third year, the major has grown to over 150 students.
Also, continuing to work toward establishing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion degree, the college, which was established in 1970, is still planning to enhance its capability.
Whether adopting “new kids” or helping the old progress, the CPS is visible in its commitment to enriching the college, and they are not scared of change.
